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So will I seek out my sheep, and will deliver them out of all places where they have been scattered In the cloudy and dark day. -Ezek. 34: 12.
And they thall be my people, and I will be their God.-Jer. 32:38. At evening time it shall be /ight.-Zech. 14:7.
Volume XXXIV. Anderson, Ind., U. S. A., Thursday, January 1, 1914. No. 1.
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A NEW CREATURE.
bY GEO. Q. COPUN.
The apostle makes a very positive statement
Nga.rding nhe new creation, when he saY81
, "[therefore if any man. be in Christ, he is &
n~w (U"eature" (2 Cor. 5: 17).
'rhe habits or a Hinflll life may become fixed;
the in(~nn!ttiomi and 1t1ndeneics of 'th\} heart be
bent toward evil indulg'(~rlees; the very disposi­tion
wd temper may he such as to render life
and home tHlhappy; yet it lies within the power
of divine ~"1',tec to make all things new. This
binflll creutlttl'e can, by the gra<~e of God, be
tnade anmv. Tn a moment of time the 'heart
may become cha.l)g(~d and the Spirit of the holy
and rneek Son of God enthroned therejn. But
tn~fore thi, glorious work of gra(~e cunha effect.
in the soul of man all evil mast be given up
arul e~tgt out. 'I'he temple mllst be cleansed,
if Christ. is to btlke up his abode within. Thi$
is Just what sltlvation meuns, and this is why it
is declared to be a new creation.
A 'nt~w creature does not imply the old man
ptlh·hed up by good resolutions and a deeision
I.e) do better. HI~re is right where many faU in
ohtaining tt reul expel'ienee of salvation. The
old man a.nd the old life are uot completely de­Htroyed,
herwe they fail to receive Christ into
their hearts ~lnd lives. But to those who yield
their heIlrb-l fully to him, he becomes a precious
indwdHng reality, faRhioning all their affections
nnd {h~sirOH anew. vVith joy they realize the
that the power of sin is at last broken and
that. the power of divine love and t:,lTaee is ruling
:md reigning in their hearts by one Christ ....
WRAT IS REPENTANCE 1
BY AXOHIE A. 130LlTlIO.
In the world today there is much called re­pentance
that does not savor in the least degree
of true Bible repentance. Jesus declares that
"exeept ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish:'
(Luke 1::3::3). In view of this awful fact, It
i"J certainly to our best interest to know what
God has to say about repentance.
Pirst of all, repentance is not altogether a
work of the head. It: hegins in the head, truly,
hut heart must repent, if our repentance ~s
to h<t~ efrN~tual unto salvation. Repentance IS
nut the of tears, Repentant souls
we(~p, bitt not all tears shed by those who
.... "",,,''''.... to be snrry for their wrongs are tea~
Some are }ike the prophet saI;d
: U As a thief is ashtnncd when he IS
found, so is the house of Israel ashamed." Many
today are ashamed of their sins and determine
to do better only when exposed or when their
wrongs have brought them into trouble. Such
are not truly repentant. Repentance is not
merely sorrow for sin. It:is that, but it iR much
more. Many appear sorry for sin and pray for
forgiveness, who never e.xpect to stop committing
sin.
In order for a soul to truly repent, it IDIIRt
see sin, nou simply as inconvenient or distaste~
ful, but as exceedingly sinful and wicked. And
a position to pray the prayer of :faith, "God
be merciful to me a sinner." Now his poor un­clean
heart can turn to God without obstruction,
his faith can look up to Calvary, and he can
~ng: .
"1 do believe, I !lOW helievo,
That Jesus died for me;
And by his blood, his pr('cious blood,
1 anl from sin set i'rN}."
--_rt_-
THE SECltET OF SALVATION.
this, not altogethflr beca.use of the vilenesH of The Awful Chasm.
the ains committed, as judged by onr fellow men, Ouce as I wa.s 'walIdng between the towering
but because sin, however large or however small, peaks near the sllllllnit of t11e Uoeky l\lountatlls
is a wilful breaking of the law of Ood. 'file I carne to the Ilrink. of an awful chasm; there
transgressjon of the good and just and per feet almo::;t stl'aight dcnvn for Imndreua of feet, was
. law of God caused the death of the only Begot- a place over which it was beyond my power to
ten of the Father, himself fnll of grace 81h:l pass. The place at first aPPtlared as if one could
truth. 'l'hus sin, ,iust the sort every sinner com· aLmost leap across, but when I tried to test its
mits, ruined this bea.utiful world, robhed heaveD width, it seemed to have widened. Picking up
of its brightest diadem, and would plunge your one pebbJe after another, despite my greatest
soul and mjne down to eternal clestrlwt.ion. efforts to throw to thefa,rther side, they only fell
'1'0 repent, then, meanR, first; of' all, that godly into the uepth below and were lost from sight.
sorrow has entered the heart; that is, sorroW' The great depths seemed to make the place ap-that
will work reformation of life. The first pear very narrow; thus making it so deceiving to
thing this godly HOI-rOW \VOrlUl in the heart is a the eye.
hatred. and abhorrence for sin. '1'11e truly re- This seene impressed me with the thoughts
pentant mau, even before he has found peace, of the deceptions of Satan, and how sin sapa~
quits his swcarhlg', and lying, and sinning in rl.ltes a SOIlI from God. Even when one is made to
general. Thns the contrite soul is able to per- realize the separation, the enemy will try to
form the first demand of the Word-"Let the make it appear that it is only a very small
'wicked forsakB his way, and the unrighteous separation, and that there is not mllch danger
man his thoughts" (Isa. 55: 7). The second in continuing longer in sin, ,as the step across
step, "IJet him roturn unto the IJord," is ac- can he easily taken at any time. when it is eon;.
complh5hed when the sorrow-laden ODe begins venient. But, alas! when the time comes to
to pray for mel'ey. 'l'hen, like Zacehaeus, he take the step, the place seems to have widened
remembers the wrongs he has done his fellow into an n,vyful chasm; the strength of every effort
men as well as his sins against God. And, seems to fall into the abyss below, and fears and
though the humiliation be very great, and doubts arise', while hope faintly disappears in
though the penalty be large, the eonviction of the distance. Then is when the soul becomes
his heart teaches him that restitution mnst be aroused and awakened to a sense of duty and
efreeted. "If the wicked restore the pledge, present needs.
give again that he had robbed, wallt in the ",\Vlwn the sinner becomes fully awakened to
statutes of life, without G'ommitting iniquity; he his condition, a feeling of alarm arises; a serious
shall surely live, he shall not die" CvJzek. 33: meditation takes place as the words of the gospel
15). The repentant sinner does what he can ring in his ears: "\Vhat isa man advantaged,
along that line at once, and promises God to do if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or
the rest '\vht·n opportunity affords. lIe has for- be cast away l' , (Vuke 9: 25). rl'he pleasure
given all his enemies, for hatred and repentance of earth vanish away like a vapor berorethe
can never live in the same heart together. How burning rays or the sun; as the scene is present­careful
he is that ~111 is straight between rdmself ed to hiro in the light or eternity. Then is when
and the fJord! What a clearing of himself life is considered as vanity, a.nd wo,rldly show
from every crooked thing! What a desire for and worldly wisdom a light matter, and swept
God has sprung up in his soul! What a zenl to away as chaff before the wind .
know th~t heis"~()!i ·Vf,}nL,. ." ........ ,. . .413 he~'~9~SQ~1fi»to the da,rk chasm of hope-
And having, S':o. 6. l~d himself, he is noSCItIOOJ Of lhe6f6'. 43.tilt1~cLon. page 3.) ~y LrDrat) .s G 1. 5 D ,\." ~nderson "
, ~k\,: .• , tIlderson, IndianP'

So will I seek out my sheep, and will deliver them out of all places where they have been scattered In the cloudy and dark day. -Ezek. 34: 12.
And they thall be my people, and I will be their God.-Jer. 32:38. At evening time it shall be /ight.-Zech. 14:7.
Volume XXXIV. Anderson, Ind., U. S. A., Thursday, January 1, 1914. No. 1.
~==~========================
A NEW CREATURE.
bY GEO. Q. COPUN.
The apostle makes a very positive statement
Nga.rding nhe new creation, when he saY81
, "[therefore if any man. be in Christ, he is &
n~w (U"eature" (2 Cor. 5: 17).
'rhe habits or a Hinflll life may become fixed;
the in(~nn!ttiomi and 1t1ndeneics of 'th\} heart be
bent toward evil indulg'(~rlees; the very disposi­tion
wd temper may he such as to render life
and home tHlhappy; yet it lies within the power
of divine ~"1',tec to make all things new. This
binflll creutlttl'e can, by the gra